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| HER Number: | MDV25320 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric settlement to north-east of East Combeshead farm, Harford |
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Summary
Remains of a prehistoric settlement to north-east of East Combeshead farm with four hut circles and a bank to the north-west
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 646 586 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/148
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 1139-40 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A bank which maybe pillow mounds as the bank appears to be divided into sections and there are 3 pillow mounds closeby. The bank runs from SX64685868 to SX64725873 for 50 metres in length. Visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 18, Map 53 (Monograph). SDV337765.
'East Combeshead Settlement'. Little remains of the small settlement above the East Combeshead farm enclosures. The bracken covered site is overgrown and marred by stone pits. The remains are located at the upper end of a later bank and ditch about 100 metres above the field wall. Four huts of 3.0 metres to 5.0 metres can be identified, apparently on the perimeter of an enclosure but only the section of walling between the upper pairs of huts remains distinct.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 18, Map 53. [Mapped feature: #127858 ] |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 1139-40. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13076 | Related to: Enclosure east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV13075 | Related to: Prehistoric enclosure with hut circles north-east of Addicombe, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 9 2020 1:38PM |
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